ceylon inn

lovely local. we were delighted when ceylon inn opened down the road from us. the staff vary but the food is excellent. i love that the chef is willing to make my off menu favourites on request (obviously not when they are packed as they often are). have never been disappointed by the food and find the portions to be appropriate. great value for money. the decor makes the visit - just stunning.

well worth a visit. the food here is excellent and service with a smile. the food is authentic and with a fantastic taste. make sure you book though as it does get busy.

duck with lychee. this was an absolutely delicious dish, my husband is the duck lover, i was completely won over by this dish, we live in cairns and would love to have this recipe. we had as take away on that particular night, masuman beef, duck and lychee, vegetarian masuman , boiled rice, and on other dish which i am sorry i don't remember.
all absolutely delicious

birthday dinner was a success :). i have dined at ceylon inn before and was happy to try it the second time. i attended a birthday party last week and it was a reservation for over 15 people.

we were seated outside which was fine considering our large group. it was a chilly night however heaters were on which made it just as comfortable.

service was great. it was good to see the staff circulating around the restaurant. considering we were the only table outside isolated from the inside tables we were very well looked after. staff are clearing as they go and making sure we were ok for drinks and topping up our byo wines/beers.

our meals came out promptly - overall tasty curries and we overindulged.. next time, might have to order just one curry for 2. still managed to fit in a coffee. i'm really happy with what was served! didn't expect it to be good for a restaurant like this! i usually expect that in a cafe!

i will defnitely return. great place for intimate dinners and a night out with friends.

i hope your staff enjoyed the birthday cupcakes we have left for you ;).

on the comeback trail. my wife and i enjoyed an excellent curry and brownie for dessert. warm personal and timely service. good value for money. popular with groups and for special occasions. on the way to win another award. john.

disappointed. went to the ceylon inn graceville last night for a birthday dinner. the only good thing about the experience was the ambience - it is lovely! while the ambience is an important part of the dining out experience, for me, the most important part is the food, followed by the service. sadly, ceylon inn graceville did not perform well at all in both these categories.
we were part of a large group that attended last night. we ordered the tibetan chicken chasha and i requested that mine be made medium hot, instead of the mild option according to the menu. we were unaware of what the others had ordered as we were a bit late and they had already ordered. the meals took a long time to arrive, but i wasn't too concerned by that as i can understand that saturday nights are busy everywhere and the good company helped. when the food eventually arrived, i realised that two of the others had also ordered the tibetan chicken chasha. i asked the server which one was the medium hot one, only to be very curtly and rudely told that all of them were medium hot instead of mild, that he didn't take the order, he only made the meal according to whoever took the order. points to note - there is no need to be rude to your customers, nor is it professional to be whinging about the lack of communication in your restaurant - it gives a very bad impression. determined not to ruin my evening, i ignored the rude server and proceeded with my meal, only to be extremely disappointed with what i had been served. the food was extremely mediocre, lacked seasoning and was missing something. certainly not one of my better indian meals and i do know my indian. we also felt cheated with the amount of food served. it was a very small serving for $18.50! one of our fellow diners had ordered a mild lamb dish, as they cannot handle heat at all. what they were served was a searingly hot dish, that even others who could handle the heat found too hot. the water was never topped up and nor were we asked how our meals were. in fact, except for taking our orders and serving us, there was no other contact from the staff, something that is very unusual for an indian restaurant, as all the other indian restaurants that we have been to; the service has been extremely friendly and courteous. we had to ask for the bill - again i can understand that they were very busy, but shouldn't they have adequate (and courteous) staff for a saturday night?
all in all, a very disappointing experience and i will certainly not be returning.

in all honestly, our waiters were lovely. however, the bland food wasn’t worth the digestive issues which followed after. might give a miss next time

highly recommended. organised a surprise birthday dinner for a close friend.

have to say that it was a positive experience all round. v helpful in taking care of our booking and assisting with all the small details, the manger looked after things for us very well, all the way through to taking care of the (rather large) birthday cake.

service and food on the evening were excellent. we ordered the fixed price banquet and there was more than enough to go around. quality was very good and the staff really went the extra yard to help out and make everything go smoothly.

would certainly recommend for these kinds of events, but given the quality of the fare, would recommend anyway!

beautiful decor, great service, well priced and delicious food! we had not been for a few years and were impressed - the new location is great! pleased to see old favourites have stayed on the menu.

i am existing customer of this restaurant. they always have fresh and tasty food. i had a bad experience tonight which we went in with no booking around 5:30 pm. there were just one customer and the girl who was manager and named roshan refused to give us a table inside and started arguing inside restaurant while a couple were eating. she didn’t have any booking till 6:30 however wanted to sit us with kids in a table outside. she needs to be trained how to behave with customers.
we went out to next door mexican restaurant which belongs to same owner and enjoyed the food. we passed the restaurant at 7:00 and still half of the tables inside were vacant.

i will highly recommend this place while i didn’t have a good experience tonight with manager.

we used to frequent the restaurant when it was in bulimba and we were so sadden to hear it go. we moved to the graceville area recently and found the ceylon inn by accident to our delighted surprise. the food is still amazing, the staff excellent and the decor retained its great ambience. our tastebuds are fulfilled again! 😋

hands down the best indian i have ever ever had !! been twice now and loved it both times . defiantly worth indulging in extra naan bread 😂

this place is amazing! i went here last night with my boyfriend and definitely recommend to others! the staff were so friendly and overly accommodating, the food was so delicious,"the best dahl i've ever had" a direct quote from my boyfriend. the restaurant is also beautiful i love the way it is decorated with beautiful lights, wall features and my boyfriend and i even sat in a swinging chair which was a fun experience in itself :) i felt like i was in such an authentic sri lankan restaurant! will definitely be back again, thankyou to the staff for giving us such a great experience!

the friendly service here is the best i’ve experienced anywhere in brisbane. such a warm, kid friendly vibe when you walk through the doors. the rogan josh and beef korma were delicious as was the garlic, spinach and cheese naan. and then to top a fantastic evening off, a belly dancer got us up off our seats for a dance. the kids loved it! as always - thanks ceylon inn for another great night out!

i have been here before and there is no doubt that the food is usually fantastic. however, the other night i attended with friends and we all ordered. i watched as all our food arrived together, which is excellent. except my dish which while coming out with the rest went to another table.

after 5 more minutes i raised some concerns and there ensued a commotion as it was realised my food had gone to another table. after several servers told me 'one minute' and 'two minutes' several times, my food arrived 15 minutes after everyone else's.

it was cooked in a hurry and was not up to the standard that the food here usually is. it was slightly burnt and very dry.

these things happen (but i thought not here). the most disappointing aspect of all was the complete lack of acknowledgement of the mistake or any apology. my dish was finally delivered by the manager who simply placed it hurriedly in front of me and disappeared. i expressed disaffection of the whole affair with the staff but was simply greeted with smiles but still no apology.

service is sometimes lacking in australian restaurants but l thought the ceylon inn might be above placing money in front of customer service.  

an apology for sending my food to the wrong table, for providing me with a sub standard rushed meal, for having me eat almost by myself as it took so long to come out - or even an acknowledgement by the manager that there was a mistake goes a long way to keeping customers coming back

i won't be back.